Wedding in Virginia

Attending a childhood friend's wedding (to occur in roughly 12 hours) as a guest right now in Ashburn, Virginia. Here's some shots from the last day of being a bachelor..



working on the vow (groom left, best man right)


driving to wedding rehearsal...


groom with groomsmen...


rehearsal ceremony...


early congrats to Kristin & Ruiqi

Quest For Life Retreat 2009

Some of my favorite photos.
Located: Eastern University, PA


registration ladies


oodly noodles


sharing by Irene & Tim


played a game called "drip drip drop" (just like duck duck goose but with a cup of water)


campers' attempt at dumping water on a counselor backfires...


while eating lunch on the steps, a little girl walks by to say hi

To Love a Dog

Random photo-session of sorts with Josh & his dog, "Lat"

A little bit of sunshine...

It is quite obvious that these two photos do not really correlate in style or texture or perspective, but sometimes that's how art is. It's a personal perspective of what the artist sees through their own camera.

The first photo took place as the sun was setting in the evening, and the light was getting softer. I loved how the light casted a long shadow from the illuminated chairs. Most of the photo is dark, yet the 'subjects'-- the chairs and the shadows-- encourages the viewer to follow the path of a diagonal trajectory of viewing.

The second photo took place during the sunset. The clouds above were very dramatic, puffy, scattered yet clumped. It was quite the sight. Clouds are a major reason why I enjoy the seasons of spring/summer so much, because the clouds are ever changing and constantly entertaining our eyes in their various forms. Rita was dilly-dallying (obviously), and swinging her keys in a moment of rest. I purposely rotated my SB-800 towards her directly to create a harsh fill-flash on her (my main subject), while previously metering off the clouds and recomposing to fit her in the middle. I was not going for a perfect, clean photo in which she would be gently lit with the flash. I wanted the harsh flash + the consuming clouds to create a dramatic image of waiting, anticipation, and rest.

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Walking in the Park

[all photos taken with my 50mm 1.4 AIS lens- manual focus]


hung out with two buddies today in the park, then grabbed dinner. thanks for letting me take some snaps!

New Jersey Half-Marathon & Marathon Race, 5/3/09

at the New Jersey Shore Marathon


pretty dog


the starting line spectators


Tricia with her pacer


around the 5 mile mark


Justine finishing her half-marathon (13.1 miles)...


with her smile!


Tricia approaching the finish line of her 26.2 mile marathon




(actual time: 4:04:37)